Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-06

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Number Of children in district between5
and 81 years of age, July 81, 1885,. 80
Number attending school this year. 43l
Average daily attendance. ......... 200
Number of teachers.
Total salary paid teachers for the year So 2S3 "a
Number Of months taught .........
Total salary of male teacher .... S-65 OG
Total salary of female teachers l520 OC
average salary of female teachers. 42.5U
Total levy 1or schooI purposes for year
Estimated value of school property, in
Guiding buildings and grounds. So 10000
Total number of school roouus. $500. 8
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
Bal. in hands of treasurer Aug l. 80 S251 AZ
Received from district taxes. ......... 3.25t.Ol
Received from state and county funds I477.6s
Total for the year. :. 1000 50 9S3. Oe
EXPENDITURES.
Paid to teachers So 2S3 n
Rent. fuel and incidentals ... 1913 %
Library and school apparatus - Al so
Bal. in hands of treasurer May 81, 81. 1851
Total receipts and expenditures, bal
ahced ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3,9S3 O9
The report of the treasurer was sub
stantially the same as the report of the
clerk. Both reports were closely inves-
tigated by committee composed of j.
W. McNeal, w. w. Cook and Mrs.
Geppert. They reported the reports to
be correct, and they were adopted as
read.
The term of E. NJ. Byerley, as treas
urer, having expired, the election of a
treasurer came up. Mr.. Byerley was
nominated, but declined to serve. Mr..
Henry burst was nominated, but beg
ged to be excused. Hon. L. a. McNeal
was nominated, and also begged to be
excused. The chairman ruled that all
three names were in nomination, and
ordered ballot taken. Mr.. McNeal
was elected.
The chairman stated that more school
room was absolutely necessary, and he
called for opinions of those present.
A dozen speeches were made by doz-
en- different persons, and no two fully
agreed. Some wanted to put $4,000
addition to the present building. 9th
ers wanted to buy a new location, and
put up $4,000 or S20,0OO house. Some
wanted to secure a new location and
put up 5000 or $4,000 house, while
still others were in favor of tearing
down the present building, and putting
a Sc, 600 house on the ground. 1t was
argued that the present building was
very unsafe, and no Improvements
could make it safe.
On motion, the chair appointed a
committee of five contractors and build
ers to investigate the building, and re-
port on its SoundnesS at an adjourned
meeting, to be held Tuesday night.
Judge Cook and the members of the
board were added to the committee.
The president of the board, Mr.. G..
w. Ellis, announced that he and Mr..
Rouse had decided to re-employ Prof.
Beeson and as many of the other old
teachers as should make application.
On motion the meeting adjourned, to
meet at the same place on Tuesday
night at o'clock.
At the adjourned meeting held last
night in the school house, there was a
good attendance of citizens. The re-
port of the inspecting committee was
read and adopted, and the committee dis
charged. After discussion it was voted
as the sense of the meeting that the
school directors should submit to the
people the question of voting $4,000 in
bonds for the purpose of building a
new school house, on the site now oc-
cupied by the old one, and that the old
house should be torn down and the ma
terial used as far as possible in the
construction of the new one. The pc
titions will be in circulation to-day.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Following is the report of the COM
mittee appointed to examine and re-
port on the condition of the school
house:
To the Voters of School District No. l.:
We, the undersigned, committee ap-
pointed at the annual school meeting.
June so, 1887, would respectfully sub
NIT the following report in regard to
the present school building of the said
district:
We have given the building a thor
Ough examination, and find it to be in
the following condition:
/. The foundation is not of sufficient
depth, and is constructed of common
brick, many of which are inferior and
soft, and which plainly show evidences
of decay.
2. The walls are constructed of good,
merchantable brick, but have been laid
in inferior mortar, which has no adhe-
sion to the bricks. We also find that
the walls are cracked in various places,
the breaks extending from the founda-
ton to the roof; also that the west wall
overhangs about two inches, and the
east wall oYerhangs about three inches.
This is very satisfactory evidence Of in
stability.
3. We find the construction of the
roof very lImsy, and apparently con-
structed with view to cheapness rath-
er than strength, being constructed OF
very light material. The building may
have been constructed according to the
plans or designs furnished; if so, we
consider the designs very inferior ones.
4. The floors are badly worn, and the
interior finish of the building is in bad
repair.
5. The staircase we consider a very
dangerous arrangement, being very mar
row and steep, with a small landing,
which necessitates one-half turn.
which, in case of an accident, might
prove disastrous.
6. We find there is but one opening
for ingress and egress, and if this COM
nittee is not mistaken, the laws of the
state require that there shall be two,
with the doors swinging outward, to all
public buildings of this nature, such as
opera houses, school houses, and places
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